The excellent German magazine Auto Bild have just published their 2011 max performance summer tyre test covering 10 tyres. Auto Bild decided to use the the popular 225/40 r18 tyre size, fitted to vehicles such as the Golf GTI, Focus ST, Audi S3, Octavia RS and the test car used, the Mazda3 MPS.
1st: Hankook Ventus S1 evo | |
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| Sport tires with good driving performance on wet and dry roads. Impeccable handling and Stable cornering on a wet runway. Short wet and dry braking distances, encouraging low rolling resistance. Average ride comfort Read Reviews |
2nd: Pirelli P Zero | |
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| Top tires balanced sports handling qualities. Good steering response with good feedback and dynamic driving performance on dry roads. Shortest stopping distances on wet and dry roads Average reserves to aquaplaning Read Reviews Buy from £87.70 |
3rd: Continental Sport Contact 3 | |
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| All round talent with balanced handling in all weather conditions. Good steering precision and cornering stability on dry roads. Short braking distances on wet track, encouraging low rolling resistance Moderate ride comfort Read Reviews |
4th: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric | |
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| Dynamic all-rounder with very good handling on wet surfaces. High levels of resistance to aquaplaning, good ride comfort Relatively high rolling noise, rolling resistance slightly increased Read Reviews |
5th: Uniroyal RainSport 2 | |
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| The wet weather specialist sport tyre. Excellent safety reserves with aquaplaning, short wet and dry stopping distances, very quiet road noise Delayed steering response and steering when sporty driving on dry roads Read Reviews |
6th: Bridgestone Potenza S001 | |
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| Specialises in dry conditions with dynamic sporty handling, good steering precision and short braking distances. Good reserves to aquaplaning Slightly longer braking distances in wet conditions, higher rolling resistance, road noise loudest. Read Reviews Buy from £87.44 |
7th: Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT | |
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| Good tires balanced without ups and downs, good aquaplaning safety reserves and short braking distances on wet and dry roads. Slightly less grip in wet conditions, moderate ride comfort. Read Reviews |
8th: Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 | |
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| Good aquaplaning safety margins, more comfortable ride comfort, low rolling resistance Moderate handling characteristics with a clear tendency to understeer on wet road, braking performance is average Read Reviews Buy from £115.98 |
9th: Falken ZE912 | |
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| low rolling resistance and extremely quiet Poor driving behavior, delayed steering response and reduced lateral support, long braking distances on wet roads, reduced ride comfort Read Reviews |
10th: Linglong L688 | |
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| Low noise, low rolling resistance. Poor understeer and load change-prone performance on wet and dry roads, dangerously long braking distances on wet roads, poor ride comfort. Read Reviews |